Exclusive: Sean Durkin, whose sophomore feature The Nest starring Jude Law and Carrie Coon premieres at Sundance on Sunday (January 26), is already hard at work on his next film project.
The Martha Marcy May Marlene filmmaker is scripting a pic that will tell the rise and fall of the Von Erich family, a dynasty of wrestlers who made a huge impact on the sport from the 1960s to the present day.
Durkin is teaming with Tessa Ross, the former Film4 chief, and Juliette Howell who are producing under their banner House Productions. BBC Films chief Rose Garnett, who was a key backer of The Nest, is also onboard and is co-financing development with House (the latter using funds from its deal with Access Entertainment).
“I’m very excited about this one,” Durkin told us. “It’s another family portrait, about a wrestling family who revolutionised the sport and then suffered tragedy.
The Martha Marcy May Marlene filmmaker is scripting a pic that will tell the rise and fall of the Von Erich family, a dynasty of wrestlers who made a huge impact on the sport from the 1960s to the present day.
Durkin is teaming with Tessa Ross, the former Film4 chief, and Juliette Howell who are producing under their banner House Productions. BBC Films chief Rose Garnett, who was a key backer of The Nest, is also onboard and is co-financing development with House (the latter using funds from its deal with Access Entertainment).
“I’m very excited about this one,” Durkin told us. “It’s another family portrait, about a wrestling family who revolutionised the sport and then suffered tragedy.
- 1/22/2020
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
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